Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2023-07-11

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jul 11
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
848 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 961▲ 153 vs year ago 695 · +22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 125▼ 15 vs year ago 167 · −9.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 35▲ 38 vs year ago 23 · +165.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 119.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.98/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$219.98
161 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,171
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$26
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.63
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544221.661,205100
Medium and Large 2510217.861,11259
Medium and Large 3620198.501,2312thin
One grade step is worth $23.16/cwt here — about −$26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale161 hd
219.98
—
AL average11 barns · 1,544 hd
218.35
+1.63
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,794123.892,22213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,456104.441,52117
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,177101.521,19536
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09393.451,02110

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5723thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,5173thin

Every lot

63 lots · USDA AMS · Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1161
Steers—Medium and Large 2360295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0621
Steers—Medium and Large 1414296.82/cwt290.00–299.001,2294
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added420305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2811
Steers—Medium and Large 2434289.02/cwt280.00–290.001,25410
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3493
Steers—Medium and Large 1480280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3442
Steers—Medium and Large 2495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3372
Steers—Medium and Large 1505250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2635
Steers—Medium and Large 2519240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,24610
Steers—Medium and Large 1566245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3873
Steers—Medium and Large 2591232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3746
Steers—Medium and Large 2605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Steers—Medium and Large 2696226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5732
Steers—Medium and Large 1718220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,58017
Steers—Medium and Large 2785205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370244.63/cwt242.00–245.009058
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378237.62/cwt235.00–240.008984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419226.32/cwt220.00–230.009488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428235.90/cwt232.00–240.001,0108
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471222.93/cwt220.00–225.001,05014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473229.97/cwt227.00–232.501,08824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521225.09/cwt222.00–227.001,17313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525217.83/cwt215.00–220.001,14414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565217.79/cwt215.00–220.001,23116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578210.58/cwt205.00–212.501,21714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610209.38/cwt207.00–210.001,2775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628196.63/cwt195.00–200.001,2353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661195.63/cwt195.00–200.001,2938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy693210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,45518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368268.21/cwt265.00–270.009873
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418252.43/cwt250.00–255.001,0554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425274.48/cwt270.00–280.001,16710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427262.16/cwt260.00–265.001,11910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy465275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2798
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470259.09/cwt255.00–265.001,2186
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474233.73/cwt230.00–235.001,1084
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483245.38/cwt240.00–250.001,18514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515220.06/cwt218.00–222.001,1332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516241.73/cwt240.00–245.001,2474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532234.56/cwt225.00–237.501,24819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557233.44/cwt232.00–240.001,3007
Bulls—Medium and Large 2559223.03/cwt220.00–225.001,2475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611222.45/cwt220.00–230.001,3594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619209.26/cwt200.00–212.001,2955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665201.98/cwt200.00–205.001,3435
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,740124.58/cwt122.00–127.002,1684
Bulls——1,756120.01/cwt118.00–122.002,1076
Bulls——1,940130.71/cwt129.00–132.002,5363
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09393.45/cwt91.00–96.001,02110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14296.24/cwt94.00–99.001,09913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143102.90/cwt100.00–106.001,17617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325112.69/cwt111.00–116.001,4933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350109.05/cwt107.00–113.001,4726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41099.63/cwt99.00–101.001,4055
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526104.37/cwt102.00–107.001,5939
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,571.67/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,333.33/head1,325.00–1,350.001,3333
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,516.67/head1,500.00–1,525.001,5173

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.